Gig - Ashridge House Illuminated Carols

OVERVIEW

This is a nice informal bit of outdoor carol singing to raise money for The Hospice of St Francis. We'll be singing two set of music. You're very welcome to do both, but if you'd prefer to do only one or the other that's fine too.

TIMINGS - FRI 19th DEC

5.30pm Performance One (30ish mins)

6.00pm Rest break!

6.20pm Performance Two (30ish mins)

Afterwards you can head home, or wander around the illuminations for FREE!

PARKING / ARRIVAL

There'll be lots of free parking at the front of Ashridge House.

SET LIST (We may drop 1 or 2 of these depending on time)

1 Joy To The World - Trad

2 Deck The Halls

3 Carol Of The Bells

4 Silent Night

5 Let It Snow

6 Once In Royal David's City

7 Somewhere In My Memory

8 Don't Let The Bells End

9 Merry Christmas Everyone

BACK UP - Joy To The World (Aretha)

AUDIENCE

This is an outdoor performance that anyone can walk up and enjoy for free. However, if your family and friends want to view the illuminations afterwards then they will need a ticket to get through to that area. Tickets and more info here. Choir members get free entry!!

HOW CHOIR LIST WAS CHOSEN

This was the most over subscribed gig we've EVER had and it's given me more headaches then any gig trying to figure out how to fairly pick people. We had 90 sign up to do this and only 40 places. Thankfully some of you have offered Sunday 21st which has helped me out. For those who haven't I've favoured those who aren't doing Champneys or St Marys and after that I've generally favoured people doing fewer events, (so that everyone gets a good chance to sing this Christmas). It wasn't an exact science though as occasionally there were other considerations (like if people have only just joined choir). I really did my best to be fair and I'm so sorry to anyone who is missing out.

To everyone: If you're happy doing Sunday 21st instead LET ME KNOW and hopefully we can get everyone who wants to sing at Ashridge in on one of the three nights xx

CHOIR LIST 42 (Over capacity but I'm going to chance it)

SOPRANOS 12

Briony Sutcliffe 

Carole Church

Caroline Waterstone

Holly Byfield

Jackie Boden

Jan Lee-Kelly

Jane Kippax

Julie Cade

Kate Winterbottom

Roz Forster

Sue Osbond

Susan Albright

MEZZOS 12

Angie Gilbert

Ella Beaumont

Fiona Reavell

Hannah Greer

Jane Collis

Jenny Summers

Lisa Tervit

Nikki Lawton

Penny Arnold

Sara Langer

Sarah Wason

Sue Ruggles

ALTOS 13

Ali Cronin

Anne Rodgers

Dorothy Norman

Eleanor Coppen

Gemma Mildred

Jennie Freeborn

Kim Carter

Linda Nathan

Lisa Telling 

Lyn Pilborough

Nelly Twort

Shirley Nash

Sue Trent

TENORS / BASSES 7

Bill Abbott B

Carl Rodgers B

Chris Cutforth B?

John Bartholomew T

Keith Rodbard T

Paul Carter T

Peter Staniforth T

WAITLIST

SOPRANOS Gill Sawh, Laurence Devaux

MEZZOS Annie Gray, Julie Bruvelis, Katrina Francis, Loraine Morris, Louise Galler, Lyn Davids

ALTOS: Bernadette Peddar, Carole Syms, Caroline McDonough, Cathy Osmond, Helen Rognaldsen, Wendy Tinworth

BASSES / TENORS: Andy Morris, Michael Brook, Mike Kember, Simon Double